Security experts from Beyond Security, a leading provider of automated security testing solutions including vulnerability assessment, released 5 effective and easy tips to follow for protecting against serious Internet security threats that can cause both financial and emotional damages: 1. Use an up-to-date and supported operating system. All victims ofRead More…
Research firm, Juniper Research issued a latest report that predicts the criminal data breaches will cost businesses a total of $8 trillion over the next 5 years, due to higher levels of Internet connectivity and inadequate enterprise wide security. The Future of Cybercrime & Security: Enterprise Threats & Mitigation 2017-2022 report forecastsRead More…
Author: Mohammad Tabbara, Senior Systems Engineer – UAE & Channel at Infoblox The Infoblox Intelligence Unit observed two global malware outbreaks on Friday, May 12. Although there is no indication that the two attacks were related, both were ransomware attacks with the goal of encrypting the victim’s files, demanding aRead More…
Paladion has announced that since Sunday, May 14, 2017, it has discovered new variants of the WannaCry Ransomworm. These new variants have no connection to the previous Kill Switch found in the original ransomware, which started wreaking havoc across the globe on May 12, 2017.Read More…
Security MEA speaks to Becky Pinkard, the Vice President for Service Delivery and Intelligence Operations at Digital Shadows, about the effect of WannaCry cyber threat in the regionRead More…
Florian Malecki, the International Product Marketing Director at SonicWall speaks to Security MEA about the recent WannaCry attack Have there been any instances of WannaCry attack in the region? According to the Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), part of the TRA in the UAE, they have not received any e-government serviceRead More…
Guest written by: Steve Grobman, senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) for McAfee The morning of Friday, May 12 multiple sources in Spain began reporting an outbreak of the ransomware now identified as WannaCry. Upon learning of these incidents, McAfee immediately began working to analyze samples of the ransomwareRead More…
Security MEA speaks to Amit Roy, executive vice president and regional head for EMEA at Paladion about the latest Wanna cry ransomware attack and its far reaching impact Do you have any intelligence whether Middle East been effected by Wanna cry attack? The full extent of the Wanna cry ransomwareRead More…
